Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer

Cucomungo Deposit

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Molybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formFLAKES, ROSETTES
Ore controlAlong A Northwest - Trending Altered Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsFerrimolybdite, Ilsemannite, Molybdenite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
AlterationThe Rocks In The Altered Zone Is Silicified, Sericitized, And Argillized.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10044610
MRDS IDM232140
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.35273, -117.6312
References
ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 78, P. 59